Sunday, November 6, 2011

CELEBRATING WEIGHT LOSS and "CHEATING"

At our last meeting we discussed the "Weigh-In" and how we react to the number on the scale. I'm not going to review the meeting here, but rather focus on one aspect: when you have a weight LOSS.


Many members want to go and CELEBRATE a loss on the scale. How do they do that? Some folks like to take the rest of the day "off" from their weight loss efforts- and eat something outrageous, since they have a whole week till the next official weigh-in. 


One member who lost 5 pounds last week had planned to do just that! She was mentally planning her trip to the bakery to "celebrate" until she heard our Goldilocks and the 3 Weigh-Ins story. (Goldilocks celebrated her big weight loss by eating the "whole cake, including the roses!")


Every day and every bite adds up. It all counts. The over-eating you do on your weigh-in day actually affects the whole week and the next weigh-in. 

Who are you cheating? Not your DIET! You are cheating yourself. Put that on your plate and chew on it.

1 comment:

Leader Laurie said...

PS That gal who had planned the trip to the bakery decided to hit the Farmers Market instead and load back up on fruits and veggies. Do you see how important it is to attend your meetings? You never know what might inspire you!